The United States Census

1. Why do we count every 10 years?
   (Hint: Look at Article I, Section 2)
2. How is all that information used?
3. Size of US Cities
   1. How many US citites had 250,000 or less in 1790?
   2. How many US cities had a population between 250,000 & 1 million in 1890?
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5. http://www.scholastic.com/census/united-states/
6. http://www.census.gov/schools/census_for_kids/

US & World Population Clock

Who Are We? Article for students from Kids InfoBits (available through NC Wise Owl)

Culturegrams: Students create graphs & tables comparing states.

Weather Preparedness: making the connection with the Census Bureau.